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What is hydrolysis?
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The removal of water (H20) from substances, in order to bind them together, such as in the creation of proteins.
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What is the "thrifty gene" theory, and what is the problem with this theory?
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The thrifty gene is a hypothetical gene that would make fat storage easier, and losing fat harder. It cannot be proven.
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What is ketosis and what is its relationship with the thrifty gene?
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Ketosis is when the body's blood sugar level drops so low that it burns only fat. Ketosis is evolutions answer to the thrifty gene.
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The formula C6H12O6 represents a molecule that is a building block for many...?
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Carbohydrates
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If one strand of DNA has the sequence of bases GCGTATTC the other strand of DNA would have the sequence...?
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CGCATAAG
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The substrate for the enzyme catalase is ______, and one of its products is ______
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hydrogen peroxide, oxygen
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What are the four types of biomolecules?
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lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids.
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What are the two categories of proteins?
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structural and enzymes
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what are the subunits of proteins?
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amino acids
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What are the three categories of lipids?
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phospholipids, steroids, and fats, oils, waxes
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What makes up a cell membrane?
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A double layer of phospholipids with the hydrophelic heads on the outside, and the hydrophobic tails facing each other on the inside.
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What are some examples of nucleic acids?
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid)
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What are the four bases that make up DNA? RNA?
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DNA-Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Guanine
RNA- Adenine, Cytosine, Uracil, Guanine |
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What does a gene do?
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A gene codes for a protein.
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What are the subunits of carbohydrates?
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Sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose...)
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